It turned out that just now Lu Han came to deliver food and walked into the Chinese military tent, but Guo Ning was not there. She only saw that the case had collapsed and documents were falling everywhere. Although she was not involved in military affairs, she knew that the Mongolian army had been approaching the border recently, so she immediately thought that something big had happened.
, hurried out to look for traces of Guo Ning.
Fortunately, the soldiers were all familiar with her and showed her the way. They also said that Jieshuai seemed to be in a good mood, so Lu Han felt a little relieved. Even so, her cheeks were slightly red and her forehead was dripping with sweat.
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Guo Ning felt a little guilty. He held Lu Han's hand and wanted to say something, but in the end he just said: "The steamed cake is really delicious, very sweet!"
Lu Han's cooking skills have never improved much. After all, this girl was born in northern Xinjiang and has never experienced happiness or wealth in her life. Zhong Mingding, a high-ranking official in the imperial court, cooks in the same style, even frying, roasting, broiling, and deep-frying.
Such tricks were beyond her wildest dreams.
So even if I'm cooking, the only things I can take out are steamed pancakes and other food that I can really fill my stomach with.
Not long ago, Guo Ning sent troops to break down the strongholds of many local powerful families and seize their property. After all, he is the military governor, and the people below him have their own filial piety. For example, there are several cans of luxury goods such as sugar frosting in Lao Xiaoying.
Lu Han didn't know how expensive this thing was, so he scooped out a spoonful every day as a reward for those children who could read quickly or practice martial arts diligently.
At this moment, they were making steamed cakes for Guo Ning. It seemed that Lu Han had also put some icing sugar on them, and they were very sweet.
The sweet smell wafted in the wind, and even a few military horses could smell it.
Guo Ning's yellow gelding was used by Hu Shahu to win over his general Pu Chaliujin. It was produced in the northeastern hinterland. It was not only tall and powerful, but also able to obey orders and was very smart and lively.
The yellow gelding smelled the smell of steamed cakes, and immediately abandoned the forage and moved closer to the stable railing. Looking at an angle, it tried its best to stretch its neck and licked Guo Ning's cheek.
Guo Ning was holding Lu Han's hand and ignored it for a moment, so the yellow gelding stretched out its tongue again and licked the half piece of steamed cake that Guo Ning had bitten at the corner of his mouth.
Guo Ning was startled and opened his mouth to curse, but the steamed cake fell down. The yellow gelding rolled its tongue and rolled up all the steamed cake, wiping saliva all over Guo Ning's face.
Lu Han couldn't help laughing.
Guo Ning also laughed, and when he was about to reach out to dig into the food box, Lu Han patted him on the arm: "Find a place, wipe your face, sit down and eat!"
Guo Ning finally took out another steamed cake and still held it in his mouth.
The stable was full of dung piles and fermented hay, and the smell was unpleasant, but the two of them didn't care.
Guo Ning bit the steamed cake, looked around, and picked a haystack. He sat on it with Lu Han, put the food box between them, and then called Zhao Jue and Wang Kou'er.
"Did you see it? Steamed cakes! Try them all!"
Zhao Jue, who had always been serious, bowed and thanked him, took a few cakes, and stood outside the stable. Wang Kou'er was a little frightened and did not dare to sit down. Lu Han did not force him, and only said: "Uncle Wang
Let’s take some cakes, Ma Laoliu, who is a thief outside, seems to be waiting around.”
In the camp in Haicang Town, there is another steward who is responsible for other large animals. He is a villager who was taken in by Guo Ning in the Xiangjunhe camp. His name is Ma Laoliu. Seeing Guo Ning here, he originally wanted to come up and flatter him, but
He had always been in awe of Lu Han, so he did not dare to approach him and only poked his head outside the stable.
Wang Kou'er thanked him briefly, took the cake, and proudly went to show off to Ma Laoliu.
Guo Ning was opening the food box and eating steamed pancakes dipped in scallion and leek sauce. Hearing what Lu Han said, he asked with some confusion: "Isn't this Lao Wang? When did we get married and become your uncle?"
Lu Han lowered his head, rolled his eyes at Guo Ning and said, "Wang Kou'er's family has a beautiful daughter named Wang Weiniang, do you know?"
"How do I know?" Guo Ning was stunned.
"That's the last time..." Lu Han raised his head. Seeing that Guo Ning had no idea what was going on, he stopped going into details. She turned to ask, "You have a capable general named Li Ting, do you know?"
Guo Ning nodded repeatedly: "That's natural... huh?"
He reacted: "You mean, Li Ting has a crush on Wang Kou'er's daughter?"
"In two months, if we can pick a good day, Wang Kou'er will become Li Erlang's father-in-law! Isn't it appropriate for me to call him Uncle Wang?"
"It's appropriate, it's appropriate. It's just that when you call him that, it's like I have an elder, and I'm not used to it."
Lu Han blushed: "What I call myself mine has nothing to do with Liu Lang. You can just call him Lao Wang."
"Haha, that's good."
Although his status was high, Guo Ning had never adapted to the life of a high-ranking official and always regarded himself as a warrior on the frontier. After walking around the military camp twice and chatting with the soldiers, he felt much more relaxed. Come now
I lost my appetite and ate voraciously.
Not long after, all the remaining steamed cakes in the food box were eaten. Lu Han handed over the water bag. Guo Ning drank half of the bag, exhaled and patted his belly.
Lu Han smiled and watched Guo Ning eating and drinking. At this time, he put the food box away and prepared to go out.
Guo Ning stopped her.
"how?"
"Are you going outside?"
"Yes, a lot of strong men have been transferred away, and the fortifications of the outer camps are being carried out urgently. At this time, some old and weak people and women are also going to work. If I am here, many things will be easier to handle." Lu Han thought for a while and raised his voice.
Qi Liumei said: "Moreover, why don't you announce to the outside world that you are leading troops to Yidu? If I show my face here, it can also calm people's hearts."
"...That's fine." Guo Ning nodded.
Because Guo Ning placed his military base in Haicang Town, the largest number of ordinary people gathered around Haicang Town.
In the past few days, almost all the people have been mobilized to expand the fortifications outside Haicang Tunbao.
According to the specifications of the northern boundary trench, the fortification is in a double trench and double wall layout. From the inside to the outside, it is composed of four parts: the main wall, the inner trench, the auxiliary wall, and the outer trench. The width of the entire camp is about ten feet, and there are two trenches.
They are all inverted trapezoidal shapes, and the sand taken out when digging the trenches is directly used to build the walls.
The people were divided into two shifts, taking turns to work, eat and rest. After only three days, most of the trenches were completed. At this time, many people were chopping bamboo and wood, inserting sharp stakes at the bottom of the trench, and
A group of people turned towards the port and built a corridor between the port and the fort that relied on the high ground.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The workload of the project is naturally very large. Guo Ning has not been able to leave the camp these days. He also heard that people were almost killed several times outside, and some people were forced to do so.
Too much, and I fainted from exhaustion.
But the Mongolian army will arrive at any time, and the defense facilities in Laizhou must be completed as soon as possible. There is really no way.
Laizhou is different from Yidu. The territory is flat and there is no danger to defend. The only thing it relies on is the sea.
Therefore, Guo Ning's layout in Laizhou also relied on the coast, starting from Haicang Town in the west and consisting of many cities and forts in Sanshan Port in the east, as if the Great Wall of the Northern Territory of the Jin Kingdom had been moved to Shandong.
The specifications and strategies of the Great Wall of Boundary Moat established by the Jin Kingdom in the northern border were different from those of previous dynasties. The senior Jurchen officials who built the boundary moat at that time had a deep understanding of the cavalry of the nomadic people on the grasslands. At that time, the Jin Kingdom itself also had a powerful field cavalry force.
Group. Therefore, the entire project of the Jiehao Great Wall did not follow the principle of setting up dangers on the border and using the river as a blockade. Instead, multiple border forts were built on the gently sloping platform on the north side of the mountain.
These gently sloping terraces, combined with the ridges at the rear, are enough to delay and deter the nomads' attack. The gentle slope itself, as well as the many passes, beacons, posthouses, and roads behind the gentle slope, are also conducive to the mobilization of the Jin army's cavalry, so that they can attack the enemy and return home.
The planning of the entire boundary trench defense line is undoubtedly effective. Nowadays, the responsibility for Daikin's military collapse in northern Xinjiang lies not with the defense line, but with the mediocre people who commanded the operations in the defense line.
Now Guo Ning has copied this pattern in Laizhou.
A series of fortresses located on the seaside are not only the support point of defense, but also the launching point of attack. The highland platform and the vast sea on the seaside can limit the offensive of the Mongolian army, and the elite of the navy can rely on the fortress to prepare for a powerful counterattack.
The small but solid structure of the fort itself made it difficult for the Mongolian army to figure out the true strength of each fort and to make targeted defenses.
There is no point in trying to figure it out. Because behind most of the fortresses, there are either ports or stretches of muddy tidal flats. Guo Ning can use his own fleet to mobilize his troops and roam around many fortresses to find the Mongols' weak points.
What's more important is that the Mongols don't want to find out anything. Because in their eyes, everything is very clear. Guo Ning's headquarters is not in Laizhou, but in Yidu, so they can gallop boldly without any hesitation.
Nothing to worry about.
Seeing Lu Han heading towards the main entrance of Tunbao, Guo Ning called her again.
"What's the matter?" Lu Han asked.
"Well... there's going to be a war, so be careful."
